Rhythm Heaven is a music developed by Nintendo SPD Production Group No. 1, released 31 July 2008 on Nintendo DS.
What Rhythm Heaven is
Rhythm Heaven is a music game developed by Nintendo SPD Production Group No. 1 and released in 2008. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo DS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Rhythm Heaven, also known as Rhythm Paradise in PAL regions, is a rhythm game series developed and published by Nintendo and co-developed with TNX Music Recordings. In the games, players play through a collection of rhythm mini-games, each with its own set of rules. The series has released on Nintendo consoles, including the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, and Nintendo Switch. The original game, Rhythm Tengoku, was also released in arcades on the Sega Naomi arcade cabinet. The music is mostly composed by Japanese singer Tsunku and Nintendo composer Masami Yone.
How it plays
It is played from a auditory perspective. Its themes are comedy, kids and party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Rhythm Heaven holds a critic score of 87 out of 100. That places it above 89% of the 483 rated music games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 22 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 86, across 73 votes.
What it launched against
Rhythm Heaven launched on 31 July 2008, within three weeks of Braid, Persona 4, Street Fighter IV and SoulCalibur IV. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Braid, Persona 4, Street Fighter IV, SoulCalibur IV.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Rhythm Heaven yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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